Thomas de la Warre was gr
Thomas de la Warre was granted a charter to construct this city's cathedral, and its economy prospered after the construction of a canal which connected it to the mouth of the Mersey River. Along with a neighboring city, it was a target of the Luftwaffe's "Christmas Blitz," and Friedrich Engels' The Condition of the Working Class in England was a study of this city's textile workers during the industrial revolution. Another event occurred in this city when protesters were massacred in 1819 when they had gathered to listen to Henry Hunt while demonstrating against the Corn Laws. For 10 points, identify this industrial city in Northern England, which was the setting of the Peterloo massacre.
Thomas de la Warre was granted a charter to construct this city's cathedral, and its economy prospered after the construction of a canal which connected it to the mouth of the Mersey River.
{Manchester}